The back story
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The back story
The Jewish Quarter: the back story
Great synagogues, hidden courtyards and the city’s liveliest nights: the story of District VII.
Neighbourhood guide · District VII
The Jewish Quarter: Our Favourites
Budapest’s most vibrant quarter: three great synagogues, hidden courtyards, the ruin bars, and the best places to eat, drink and stay.
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What to see
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Europe’s largest synagogue
Dohány Street Synagogue
The largest synagogue in Europe, built in the 1850s in Moorish Revival style, with a museum and a moving memorial garden.
Dohány utca 2Explore View on map
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A Moorish masterpiece, restored
Rumbach Street Synagogue
A synagogue designed by Otto Wagner in Moorish style, restored and reopened in 2021.
Rumbach Sebestyén utca 11-13Explore View on map
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Bars and restaurants
Gozsdu Courtyard
A long chain of courtyards between Király and Dob utca, lined with bars and restaurants.
Király utca 13Explore View on map
Where to eat
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Garden courtyard
Mazel Tov
A leafy courtyard in the Jewish Quarter, serving Middle Eastern and Israeli dishes to share, with cocktails and music.
Akácfa utca 47Explore View on map
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Jewish Quarter favourite
Kőleves
A lively restaurant on Kazinczy utca, mixing Hungarian and Jewish cooking, next to its own garden bar.
Kazinczy utca 41Explore View on map
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With a little theatre
Spinoza
A charming café-restaurant in the Jewish Quarter, with Jewish and Hungarian dishes and its own small theatre.
Dob utca 15Explore View on map
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Cheap and cheerful
Frici Papa
A no-frills Hungarian eatery on Király utca, with daily stews and soups at low prices.
Király utca 55Explore View on map
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Indoor garden
TwentySix
A huge, plant-filled glasshouse of a restaurant on Király Street, serving Mediterranean dishes from breakfast to late.
Király utca 26Explore View on map
Cafés
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English-language bookshop
Massolit Books & Café
An English-language bookshop and café in the Jewish Quarter, with a quiet garden at the back.
Nagy Diófa utca 30Explore View on map
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Neighbourhood café
Dorado Café
A friendly specialty coffee café on Klauzál Street in the Jewish Quarter.
Klauzál utca 35Explore View on map
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Famous for its gilded hall
New York Café
A dazzling café of gilt, marble and frescoes on the Grand Boulevard, opened in 1894 and often called the most beautiful café in the world.
Erzsébet körút 9-11Explore View on map
Ruin bars & wine bars
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The original ruin bar
Szimpla Kert
The bar that started Budapest’s ruin-bar craze, in a crumbling old building on Kazinczy Street filled with mismatched furniture and junk art.
Kazinczy utca 14Explore View on map
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Dance till dawn
Instant-Fogas
A vast ruin-bar complex on Akácfa Street, with many rooms, bars and dance floors open late.
Akácfa utca 49-51Explore View on map
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Garden and tacos
Ellátó Kert
A relaxed garden ruin bar on Kazinczy utca, a favourite of locals.
Kazinczy utca 52/BExplore View on map
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Wine and pálinka
Doblo Wine & Brandy
A candlelit wine and pálinka bar on Dob utca.
Dob utca 20Explore View on map
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Wine on Király utca
Kadarka
A friendly wine bar on Király utca, named after a traditional Hungarian red grape.
Király utca 42Explore View on map
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A beer lovers’ bar
Hopaholic
A small craft beer bar on Akácfa utca, with rotating taps.
Akácfa utca 38Explore View on map
Shopping
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Local design
Printa
A design shop and screen-printing studio in the Jewish Quarter, with prints, bags and clothes by local designers.
Rumbach Sebestyén utca 10/AExplore View on map
Where to stay
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A rooftop garden and pool
Continental Hotel Budapest
A hotel in a former bathhouse in the Jewish Quarter, with a rooftop garden and pool.
Dohány utca 42-44Explore View on map
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Home of the New York Café
Anantara New York Palace
A grand hotel in the New York Palace on the Grand Boulevard, home of the famous New York Café.
Erzsébet körút 9-11Explore View on map
Share your Jewish Quarter tips
Favourite courtyard, bar or bakery in District VII? Share it with other visitors.
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